MQL4 Event Functions

Overview

This section details MQL4 functions for managing custom and timer events on charts. It complements predefined event handling.

Functions

**EventSetMillisecondTimer**

* Action: Launches a high-resolution timer event generator with a period less than 1 second for the current chart. * Link: /eventfunctions/eventsetmillisecondtimer

**EventSetTimer**

* Action: Starts a timer event generator with a specified periodicity for the current chart. * Link: /eventfunctions/eventsettimer

**EventKillTimer**

* Action: Stops timer event generation for the current chart. * Link: /eventfunctions/eventkilltimer

**EventChartCustom**

* Action: Generates a custom event for a specified chart. * Link: /eventfunctions/eventchartcustom

Related Concepts

[Types of Chart Events](/constants/chartconstants/enum_chartevents)